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Sometimes finding the right songs for the biggest moments of your wedding can be a daunting task. After all, there's much you need to consider (like you don't have enough stuff to stress out about already)!

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Have no fear; it doesn't have to be a stressful situation. Here are some things to consider when choosing those special songs for your big day.

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Bridal Dance - This is THE most important song of the night. Next to seeing you kiss at the altar at the end of the ceremony, this is the one of your most romantic events; your big moment alone on the dance floor. So the song has to be special.

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There are three very important things to remember when choosing songs. These may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised. Plus these "rules" apply to any song chosen for any of the ceremonial dances.

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Make sure the song you choose is one that the two of you can actually dance to! You may be able to tear up a dance floor, but your groom may have two left feet. Picking a song with an odd tempo may make him feel awkward, especially out on a dance floor in front of his friends and family. Try to keep it simple.

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Make sure both of you actually LIKE the song. For example, you may really like Lonestar's "Amazed", but if country music makes your groom's teeth itch, you need to choose another song. Or, he may really like that "one" Metallica ballad, but you hate it. Next, please.

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Is the song appropriate for a bridal dance? Let's face it...you may both really like the song, but "Love Bites" by Def Leppard does NOT make a good bridal song. Don't laugh...it's happened! (And there were many rather confused wedding guests that night).

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Still, sometimes you may think that you don't have a song that is "yours". What was the first song the two of you danced to? Is there a ballad by an artist that the two of you are big fans of? Was there a song playing in the background the night he proposed to you? These are things to think about.

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If that doesn't seem to work, start listening to songs on the radio a bit closer. Listen to the lyrics. Eventually you will find a song that will express what you want to say to each other on your wedding day...and that's your song!